Biology

Lileep is somewhat plant-like Pokémon with eight dark-tipped, pink tentacles protruding from an opening on top of its head. The tentacles are waved around to attracted prey, which is swallowed whole after being entangled. Inside the pitch black opening are two glowing, yellow eyes. The remainder of its head is purple with yellow eyespots resembling targets. The head is connected to the body by means of a yellow stem. The body itself is purple and semi-spherical. Four stubby roots anchor this Pokémon firmly to the rocks of its home on the sea floor. Lileep has been extinct for 100 million years, but specimens can be revived from Root Fossils.

Pokédex entries

Lileep, the Sea Lily Pokémon. Lileep is believed to affix itself to stones on the ocean floor, and uses its petal-like tentacles to catch prey.

This concludes the entries from the Advanced Generation series.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

A Lileep was set free alongside an Anorith during Ruby's stay in Fallarbor Town, and using the raw talent in battle that he inherited from Norman, he calmed them (when he saw that nobody was looking, of course).

Origin

It may be based on crinoids, or sea lilies, marine animals related to seastars, which were once believed to be extinct.

Name origin

Lileep may be a combination of lily and peep (it seems to peep out from the darkness). Eep may also derive from deep (coming from the depths of the ocean floor) or sleep (as they have been sleeping as Fossils for over one hundred million years).

Lilyla may be a play on lily and possibly lila (Spanish for lilac, referring to its purple color).